self-reliance
noun
self-re·li·ance
ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənts 
: reliance on one's own efforts and abilities
Examples of self-reliance in a Sentence
some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old
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Living in such isolation has taught Wendy about self-reliance, but also about the unique warmth of the rural Mexican community.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 May 2025
Research reveals how traditional masculine norms—like emotional stoicism, self-reliance and achievement orientation—directly conflict with practices that enhance leadership effectiveness.
—Anna Barnhill, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The Context Cats are touted by some as excellent pets due to their self-reliance, able to eat, hunt and use the bathroom on their own.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Putin has adopted autarkic self-reliance and other ideas that appear to draw on North Korea’s Juche ideology—the doctrine formulated by Kim Jong Il in 1982 that seeks to foreground national economic and military self-reliance.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 May 2025
Research reveals how traditional masculine norms—like emotional stoicism, self-reliance and achievement orientation—directly conflict with practices that enhance leadership effectiveness.
—Anna Barnhill, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The Context Cats are touted by some as excellent pets due to their self-reliance, able to eat, hunt and use the bathroom on their own.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Putin has adopted autarkic self-reliance and other ideas that appear to draw on North Korea’s Juche ideology—the doctrine formulated by Kim Jong Il in 1982 that seeks to foreground national economic and military self-reliance.
—Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-reliance
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“Self-reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reliance. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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